How to Live Luxe—and With Light—in a Basement Home

A London couple uses skylights, LED lighting and a pale color palette to make their subterranean apartment bright and airy, cutting corridors and a backyard to accommodate a growing family

By

Ruth Bloomfield

June 13, 2018 10:45 am ET

Beneath the sidewalks of London, a family has created an unexpectedly light and airy home.

When Jessica and Trevor Morriss first viewed their cramped two-bedroom basement apartment, back in 2014, they loved its central location in the Paddington neighborhood of the British capital, close to the expanses of Hyde Park. And they were confident they could overcome downsides, like its minuscule galley kitchen, by reconfiguring the space.